24/03/2009 11:28
Icelandic Documentary on Bobby Fischer Premieres
The documentary Me & Bobby Fischer by Icelandic director Fridrik Gudmundsson premiers on April 17. It follows Fischer’s long-standing friend Saemundur Pálsson, a.k.a. Saemi Rokk, to Japan where he tried to free Fischer from prison.
“This film is first and foremost about emotions and relationships and it is about people,” Gudmundsson told Morgunbladid. The main focus is on the friendship between the late chess master and Pálsson.
As a former police officer, Pálsson served as Fischer’s bodyguard during the 1972 World Championship in Chess in Reykjavík.
“The film is about both of them,” Gudmundsson explained. “It begins in the Cold War […]. Then we travel to Japan where Saemi is trying to free his friend. Then the story continues until Bobby’s death.”
Approximately two years ago, the RJF Group, Fischer’s support group in Iceland, released a statement saying that Fischer was dissatisfied with the documentary.
However, when asked, Gudmundsson said it had been based on a misunderstanding and that Fischer had never been against the film. “I made an honorary agreement with him once where he said that I could keep the material and do whatever I wanted with it.”
The film will be shown as part of the Graena ljósid film series.
Click here to read more about Bobby Fischer in Iceland.
Source: http://www.icelandreview.com
I wonder if it’ll tell the whole story, or leave out the unpleasant bits about how Fischer treated Saemi.
Can we see it?
Oh Iceland! haha,finally coming out of the closet huh?I see Danielsen is impressed with the ultramodern knight demonstration he tryin to use in his video on the uscf website!i know a thing or two about comin in through the backdoor myself,actually im tinkin the african people of the world have mastered this idea! haha
it seemed to me that in Iceland Bobby Fischer found at last his peace – before his death already.
where can the film be seen and when..about Fischer..steskrzypczyk@yahoo.ca
stefan skrzypczyk
hanilton.ontario
CANADA
“I wonder if it’ll tell the whole story, or leave out the unpleasant bits about how Fischer treated Saemi.”
Actually, they had a great relationship! Here is a clip from the movie with a scene between Saemi (the guy in green) and Bobby (The guy in the nice suit and hat:
Click Here!
Fascinating! Is there anyway to see this in the US?
I just wanted to let you know that there are a few DVD copies available on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/shops/artiofilms